Warp-dyeing beam



F. M. MORTON.

WARP DYEING BEAM.

APPLICATION FILED JUNEZY. 1921.

Patented Jan. 24, 1922.

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FRANK M. MORTON, 0F PHOENIX, ALABAMA.

WBRP-DYEING BEAM.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Jan. 24, 1922.

Application filed June 27, 1921. Serial No. 480,701.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, FRANK M. MORTON, a citizen of the United States, residing at Phoenix, in the county of Lee and State of Alabama, have invented certain new and. useful Improvements in Warp-Dyeing Beams; and I do declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to an improved warp dyeing beam and one object of the invention is to provide a beam having a cylinder of woven fabric provided with packing rings at the ends of-the cylinder which arev formed of lead or other non-corrosive metal and have the end portions of the fabric cylinder embedded therein, the packing rings fitting upon inwardly extending annular flanges carried by the heads of the beam. By providing the cylinder with packing rings at the ends the cylinder and having these rings fitting upon annular flanges of the heads, a head may be easily removed and a new one put in place in case it should become broken and further the beam can be easily and quickly taken apart and put togclther when necessary.

This invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings, wherein:

Figure 1 is a view showing a dyeing partially insection and showing the cylinder ofthe beam provided with the improved packing rings at its ends.

Figure 2 is a transverse sectional view taken along the line '2-2 of Fig. 1,

Figure 3 is an enlarged fragmentary view showing one of the improved packing rings associated with a .fragmcnt of the cylinder.

This improved beam is provided-with a cylinder 1 which is formed of woven Wire fabric and having at its ends packing rings 2 which areformed of lead or other non-corrosive metal and have the end portions of the wire fabric cylinder 1 embedded therein as clearly shown in detail in Fig. 3. The rings 2 are thickened inwardly of the cylinder and in the form shown are cut away from their inner ends as'shown at 3 so that the peripheral faces of these rings which fit upon the inwardly extending flanges or collars 4 of the heads 5 will be of the proper Width to extend from the end the securing of a flange l to the lead facing 6 of the head.

When the beam is assembled, the shaft 7 extends longitudinally through the cylinder and the cylinder is supported and braced by means of the rings 8 and supported by the plates 9. The heads 5 which fit upon the shaft 7 are positioned at the ends of the cylinder and when the nuts of rods 10 are tightened, the packing rings 2 will be properly seated upon the inwardly extending collars or flanges 4- and have close contact with the lead facings f the heads. If one of the heads should be broken, it can be easily removed and a new one put in place or if it is desired to take the beam apart for cleaning or repair purposes, this can be easily and quickly done. It will thus be seen that by means of these packing rings 2, there has been provided a dyeing beam in which broken heads can be easily removed and new ones put in place and in which the beam can be easily and quickly taken apart and put together again. It should be further noted that these packing rings serve to reinforce the end portions of the cylinder and permit of easy assemblage and also serve. to form tight joints between the heads and cylinder so that the dye liquid cannot pass between the body of the beam and the two heads or disks and will therefore be forced to pass through the perforated body and then through the yarn wrapped upon the beam. If the dye liquor is permitted to pass between the heads and the body of the beam, the yarn at the ends of the body will be dyed a deeper color than the rest of the yarn and this will cause the yarn to be streaked with relatively light and dark portions when unwound.

I claim:

1. A warp dyeing beam having a perforated cylinder and heads provided with inwardly extending annular flanges, and packing rings having the end portions of the cylinder embedded therein, the rings extending inwardly of the body and fitting upon the flanges of the heads.

2. A warp dyeing beam having a cylinder of erforated material and heads providedbeam and packing ring having the ends ofthe body embedded therein.

6. A warp dyeing beam having heads, a perforated cylinder between the heads, and packing rings at the ends of the cylinder engaging the heads to form tight 'joints between the cylinder and heads.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand. 7

FRANK M. MORTON. 

